This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Portman Ridge Finance (KCAP) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock KCAP vs. VRTS, CSWC, PSEC, OCSL, FDUS, TCPC, GAIN, GLAD, PNNT, and SCMShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Its Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Fidus Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Investment Gladstone Capital PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:KCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, VRTS or KCAP? Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VRTS or KCAP? Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portman Ridge Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirtus Investment Partners$884.72M1.45$121.75M$20.549.26Portman Ridge Finance$27.09M16.71-$9.57M$0.2744.89 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VRTS or KCAP? 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer VRTS or KCAP? Virtus Investment Partners presently has a consensus price target of $188.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.01%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Portman Ridge Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is VRTS or KCAP a better dividend stock? Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portman Ridge Finance pays out 148.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virtus Investment Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is VRTS or KCAP more profitable? Virtus Investment Partners has a net margin of 13.42% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of -35.34%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virtus Investment Partners13.42% 21.56% 5.27% Portman Ridge Finance -35.34%5.81%3.52% Does the media refer more to VRTS or KCAP? In the previous week, Virtus Investment Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Virtus Investment Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Virtus Investment Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Virtus Investment Partners Positive Portman Ridge Finance Neutral SummaryVirtus Investment Partners beats Portman Ridge Finance on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Portman Ridge Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KCAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KCAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPortman Ridge FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$452.56M$5.34M$12.69B$10.42BDividend Yield10.67%N/A5.45%4.62%P/E Ratio44.89N/A240.0526.42Price / Sales16.717.8531.68128.19Price / Cash37.57N/A22.7761.52Price / Book2.87N/A2.306.39Net Income-$9.57M-$350K$1.01B$271.13M Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCAPPortman Ridge FinanceN/A$12.12-0.2%N/A-33.7%$452.56M$27.09M44.8913VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.9736 of 5 stars$191.91+0.3%$188.25-1.9%-8.9%$1.29B$884.72M11.36770CSWCCapital Southwest2.1461 of 5 stars$22.80+0.2%$24.30+6.6%-10.7%$1.27B$123.48M13.8220Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital0.7339 of 5 stars$2.59flat$2.50-3.5%-52.3%$1.20B$719.44M-1.932,019Insider TradeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.9537 of 5 stars$12.95-1.4%$15.00+15.8%-19.0%$1.16B$381.67M23.13N/AFDUSFidus Investment2.9793 of 5 stars$20.33-0.2%$22.00+8.2%+4.8%$721.04M$93.00M8.80N/APositive NewsTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.2739 of 5 stars$6.24-1.4%$6.75+8.2%-23.6%$538.28M$4.10M-36.7121,100GAINGladstone Investment1.012 of 5 stars$13.95+0.2%$13.50-3.2%-0.1%$532.01M$74.11M6.4370Dividend AnnouncementEx-DividendGLADGladstone Capital2.3722 of 5 stars$22.90-0.3%$24.50+7.0%-4.7%$513.14M$76.10M6.7670Ex-DividendPNNTPennantPark Investment1.5358 of 5 stars$6.81+0.1%$6.33-6.9%-3.7%$444.34M$61.29M26.17N/ASCMStellus Capital Investment1.0316 of 5 stars$13.77-0.9%$13.00-5.6%-2.1%$394.98M$104.74M9.50599 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Blackrock Tcp Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Stellus Capital Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KCAP) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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